We are excited to bring you these On Demand Online Short Training Modules! Watch them anytime, anywhere. These training modules take you through a variety of topics in an easy to understand format. I discuss each topic and include examples and various insights. An excellent accessible and convenient resource for every farmer interested in knowing more about lean management and how it can apply to your farm. We hope you enjoy these.
We are in the process of recording more modules. If there is a particular topic that interests you, please let us know.
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This is a 40-minute on demand online training module covering the following topic:
Introduction to Lean Thinking on the farm.
Lean Management principles originate in the manufacturing industry but have been successfully applied in almost every other industry for the last few decades. More recently lean tools and principles are being used in agriculture to reduce waste, improve quality and productivity, save time, reduce costs, achieve better results, improve profits, create empowered and engaged teams and drive successful, sustainable farming businesses. This short training module will introduce you to lean thinking and why this management system and approach can transform your farm business.
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This is a 40-minute on demand online training covering the following topic:
Introduction to Waste on the farm
Did you realise that up to 95% of what we do is considered non value added or waste in the eyes of the customer? Can you imagine if we could remove all this waste? How much cost would it save? How much time would we save? A fundamental philosophy of lean is the constant pursuit of identifying and eliminating waste in all its forms from our business processes. This online training module takes a look at what waste is, how much waste is in our farm processes, why it is bad for our farm businesses and the cost of this waste.
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This is a 40-minute on demand online training module covering the following topic:
Introduction to the 8 Wastes of Lean
In this online training module we learn what the 95% waste we have in our processes on farm consists of. This Waste is broken down into The 8 Wastes. These 8 Wastes are a key lean tool that describes 8 areas of waste that need to be identified and eliminated to create a streamlined, productive farm. Discover what these 8 wastes are, examples from farms and how we can go about seeing them and eliminating them to save time, reduce costs, improve productivity and team satisfaction, work smarter not harder and do more with less while getting better results.
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This is a 40-minute on demand online training module covering the following topic:
Introduction to the 5S (Workplace Organisation) Lean Tool
Do you ever spend time searching for tools or equipment that has just simply disappeared? Do you loose tools or other things on farm? Have you ever had to ring someone in your team asking if they have seen something you are looking for? Have you lost a tool only to find it months later again after you bought a second one? Do you always have the right tool, when you need it and where you need it? Are you frustrated by not finding what you need when you need it? If this sounds like your farm, then this extremely valuable lean tool will help you. You will learn what 5S stands for and how to apply the 5 steps to creating a well organised farm where everything has a place and everything is in its place – never search for something again! Not only that but this tool will improve team satisfaction, save time, save money, improve safety and make your job easier and better quality.
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This is a 40-minute on demand online training module covering the following topic:
Introduction to the Visual Management Lean Tool
A further key lean tool is introduced in this online training module. Visual Management is a lean tool that has proven to transform business results and culture. It is a very powerful tool that ensures everyone has the right information, when they need it, to make real time, data based decisions and actions and drive positive trends in metrics and goals. Discover the systems that will help you to not have to be on farm every day, empowering your team instead and yet have confidence and visibility that your farm is being driven correctly.
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This is a 40-minute on demand online training module covering the following topic:
Introduction to the Standard Work Lean Tool
Standard work is considered the foundation of continuous improvement and is a fundamental element of the lean system. This online training module will explain what standard work, why standard work will actually create a farming business that is more adaptable to change and in better control particularly in uncertain times and how to start to implement standard work on farm. Standard work will significantly improve your farm, reducing waste and cost, improving productivity and quality, empowering the team, making processes simple and effective, preventing costly, repetitive mistakes and problems all while improving performance and results. This tool will help to create a more robust and sustainable farming business.
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